Details about LeanKit's latest changes

A list of changes and improvements you'll be seeing in LeanKit.

Over the past few months we’ve been rebuilding our technology framework to provide a faster and more responsive experience at scale. LeanKit’s new, faster experience comes with all sorts of exciting improvements! For example, boards and cards now load at least twice as fast as before. These improvements are most noticeable when opening boards with a large number of cards.

In addition, we’ve also made a number of UI improvements to streamline workflows and provide a better experience. We're continuously releasing updates and improvements to the preview and welcome your feedback. Please share your thoughts using the "Give Feedback" button located at the bottom of any board. Learn more about what to expect:

Changes you’ll notice when viewing a LeanKit Board:

Dramatically Faster Board Loading

Boards load at least twice as fast as before, and up to ten times faster, depending on the size of your board and your organization!

The speed improvement is most noticeable when opening boards with a large number of cards.

New, Decluttered Icons

The icons in the tool bar are arranged for more clarity.

The Activity Stream is more accessible with its own icon.

Enhanced Filters

The User filter now only shows users who are currently assigned to cards on the board.

Visual colors and icons associated with Card Type, Priority, and Custom Icon are displayed on the filter panel.

More than one filter panel can be open at one time, making it easier to apply multiple filter criteria to further refine your view.

A new date-range filter has been added, making it easier to manage date-driven work.

Filter by card description has been replaced with a link to card search, making it easier to find a card that contains specific information or keywords.

Efficient Card Creation

"Add a card" is now "Create a Card."

In the context menu, the “Copy” option has been changed to “Duplicate,” when creating duplicate cards.

The colors of each card type show in the drop-down selector, making it easier to pick the desired one.

From the Create a Card window, you can now either click to save the card, click to open it and edit the new card's details, or use 'Shift + Enter' to save the new card and quickly keep adding more.

Simplified, More Accessible Activity Stream

A dedicated icon for the Activity Stream is now on the main toolbar, making it easier to find.

The filter option is now removed from the Activity Stream, so that you can see more board activities more easily.

“Download Board History” is now located in the board settings menu.

Streamlined Archive Lane

Searching for cards that have been in the archive for more than 14 days is easier.

The cabinet card is replaced with a new icon in the archive lane header.

Clicking the new archive icon lets you know how many cards are in the archive and provides guidance on how to search for archived cards.

The new "Select All" function in the lane context menu makes it easier to complete an action for all cards in the lane (assign, subscribe, edit, move or delete).

Hold the Ctrl key (Windows) or Command key (Mac) while selecting cards and using the new “Select All” option to quickly build a multi-card selection.

Search for and Open Cards Without Getting Lost

When searching for a card and navigating to it, the card now automatically opens on a new browser tab so you can keep your place on your current board while also being taken directly to the card you were looking for.

More Findable Board History Export Function

Board History export is now in the Board Settings menu.

Board Elements that have been Retired

Calendar View

Check out this blog post for alternative ways to manage date-driven work.

Quick Reference Board Guide

Instead of the old quick reference, we've included a lot more contextual visualization throughout the board and a link to a helpful knowledge base article to help orient new users.

Board Keyboard Shortcuts

Certain keyboard shortcuts, known as Hot Keys, are no longer available.

"Growler" Notifications

These will be replaced with new, simpler Board Update Notification design in the future. To view the latest updates to your board, click on the new Activity Stream icon in the toolbar.

Changes you’ll notice when viewing a LeanKit Card

Faster Card Rendering

Cards now load at least 2x faster

The speed improvement is most noticeable when opening boards with a large number of cards.

Responsive Card View

Open cards now have a responsive layout, adapting to the size of the browser window, which also makes them easier to view when accessing LeanKit from a mobile browser.

More Card Description Formatting Options

Text in the card descriptions now have more formatting flexibility, including the ability to create nested bullet lists.

Card description can be expanded to a full screen view for better visibility.